CVE-2015-7515

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 27 Apr 2016, 17:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 07:51

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.71% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Apr 2016, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 07:51
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The aiptek_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.71%• Percentile: 72%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 4.4 | 4.4:rc1 | 4.4:rc2 | 4.4:rc3 | 4.4:rc4 | 4.4:rc5 | 4.4:rc6 | 4.4:rc7 | 4.4:rc8

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